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Jade – In search of heaven
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Hughes, R.W. (2020) Jade – In search of heaven. Gems&Jewellery, Vol. 29, No. 3, Autumn, pp. 22–24.
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gems, jade, jadeite, fei cui, Burma, nephrite, China, Chinese jade carving
Corundum expert Richard W. Hughes takes us through his four-decade adventure with jade, from Burma’s jadeite mines to China’s classic mutton-fat nephrite mines at Hetian, Xinjiang Province.